And august giese



(No Model.)

' W. RUPP & A. GIESE.

OIL DISTRIBUTING ROCKET.

Patented Feb. 12, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrce. I

lVlLLlAM RUPP, OF FORT LEE, NFAV JERSEY, AND AUGUS'l GIESE, OF BROOKLYN, NEXV YORK.

OIL-DISTRIBUTING ROCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,522, dated February 12, 1889.

Application filed May 1, 1888. Serial No. 272,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, \VILLIAM RUPP, residing at Fort Lee, Bergen county, New J ersey, and AUGUST GIEsE, residing at Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented an Improved Oil Distributing Rocket, of

which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide for use on ships in case of heavy weather a rocket, which, when propelled in the direction in which the vessel moves, will throw a continuous stream of oil upon the water in advance of the vessel.

The invention consists in the combination, with a rocket, of an oilchamber carried thereby, said chamber having one or more openings adapted to discharge oil during the flight of the rocket.

The invention also consists in the details of improvement and the combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship, showing our improved rocket in position for being discharged therefrom. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of our rocket, its oil-chamber being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a modification, showing the oil-chamber in section; and Fig. l is a detail side elevation of the lower part of the oil-chamber shown in Fig. 3, representing its oil-retaining cap in the position to permit the discharge of the oil.

In the accompanying drawings the letter A represents the powder-chamber or rocket proper, and a is the rocket-stick. These parts are of the ordinary or suitable construction.

B is an oil-chamber carried by the stick a, preferablyin advance of the rocket proper, A, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In or near the bottom of the chamber B is an opening, I), that is adapted to permit the discharge of oil.

(1 is a valve adapted to close the opening I). This valve (1 may be carried by a rod, 6, that passes through the chamber B, and is suitably guided therein by internal braces, f, or otherwise.

g.is an air-opening in the top of the chamber B. This air-opening g can be closed by a suitable valve, h, carried by the rod 6. Between the upper bracej'and the valve 71 is a spring, 1', that acts to keep these valves d h to their seats; but the said valves may be held to their seats by friction or in any other suitable manner. The upper end of the rod c projects beyond the chamber B, and carries on its outer end a cap or hood, I), that is of sufficient size to present a considerable surface to the air.

This rocket is adjusted and operated as follows: The chamber B being filled with oil and the valves (1 h closed, as in Fig. 2, the rocket is placed in the bow of a ship, as in Fig. l, or at any other desired part thereof. The rocket is now discharged in the usual manner, when the pressure of the air against the cap or hood D will, during the flight of the rocket, move said hood backward toward the top of the chamber B, and with it the valve-rod 6, thereby unseating the valves 71 d and permitting the exit of the oil from the chamber through the opening I), also admitting air into the chamber through the opening g in the top thereof. In this manner oil will be distributed gradually but contin uously during the flight of the rocket, so that as the ship follows the direction of the rocket the water the rocket has passed over will have received a coating of oil to subdue the waves. By means of pins or stops j, placed between the top of the chamber B and the hood D, said hood is prevented from contactin g with the top of the chamberB, and thereby obstructing the admission of air through the opening g.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the oil-chamber B is in the rocket stick, the powder-chamber A being attached to the upper end thereof. The upper end of this tubular stick-chamber B is closed by a plug or stopper, I. At its lower end the chamber 13 is provided with a series of holes that areadapted to be closed by a cap or cover, m, that slides on the chamber B. To the cap m is at tached a cord or chain, n, for use in drawing the cap on from over the openings in the chamber B. Vhen discharging this modified form of rocket, it is first placed in position in the bow of the ship and the plug Z removed from the chamber B to admit air therein to assist the discharge of the oil therefrom. The cord n is secured to some part of the ship. When this rocket is discharged, the cap m will be pulled open, and oil will be distributed on the water in. manner similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. WVith the construc tions heretofore known to us for the purpose of quieting waters, either a bag of oil was held over the side of the ship or a can of oil was exploded in mid-air; but the ship, being in motion, passed away from the water that had received the oil and into the troubled part of the sea.

lVith our improved device the water far in advance of the ship may be calmed, so that the ship will always pass through a part of the sea that is supplied with oil.

Our improved rocket may also be used by life-savin g stations along the shore, as well as on shipboard, if desired.

Having now described our invention, what we claim is 1. The combination of the rocket A with the separate oil chamber 1- carried by said rocket and having one or more discharge- 2'5 openings, said chamber beingconstructed to discharge oil continuously during the flight of the rocket, substantially as herein shown and described. I

2. The rocket A, combined with a perfo- 0 rated oil-chamber, and with a valve or cover placed over the discharge-opening of said oilchamber, and with a hood connected with, said valve or cover for actuating said valve by the pressure of the air during the flight of the 35 rocket, substantially as specified.

The combination, with. the rocket A, of the oil-chamber B, having openings 1) g, valves or covers (Z 71. for said openings, rod e, carrying said valves, and hood I) on said rod, 0 which hood is actuated by the pressure of the air to open said valves, substantially as described.

WM. RUPP. AUGUST Witnesses: T. F. B URNE,

HARRY M. TURK. 

